Do you believe in fate? Sienna Ashford and Callum Rhodes didn’t—until one chaotic morning at JFK Airport threw them back into each other’s lives. Eight years ago, Sienna had one unforgettable night with her long-time crush, Callum Rhodes—the boy who was always just out of reach. Then she disappeared. No goodbye. No explanation. Just silence. Now she’s Hollywood’s next big fresh off a toxic breakup, six months out of the spotlight, and absolutely not in the mood to run into the ghost of her past. Especially not when he’s six foot three, unfairly hot, and holding her phone in another time zone. The only consolation? She has his. And one unhinged idea, sparked by the possibility he maybe, sort of, asked her on a date—under the guise of returning her phone in three Invite him to the gala. Get her phone back. Put him in a tux. Why Wait? What could go wrong? In a moment of panic and pride, Sienna hard launches Callum. Not as a lie. Not exactly. It’s… complicated. Because the truth is, one night together lit a fuse neither of them forgot. And this time, it’s not a secret. It’s public. Complicated. Possibly catastrophic. The hard launch is the easy part. Surviving the landing? That’s another story. Hard Launch is a slow-emotional-burn, explosive second-chance romance about fame, fallout, and the invisible string that keeps pulling them back together.